The history of Thomas Hickathrift

by: Printed for the booksellers,

Publication date: 1835

Topics: Chapbooks -- Specimens., Chapbooks -- Scotland -- Glasgow -- 19th century, McGill University Library Digitized Title, McGill Library's Chapbook Collection, Chapbooks, genealogy

Publisher: Glasgow : Printed for the booksellers

Collection: mcgilluniversitychapbook; mcgilluniversity; toronto

Contributor: McGill University Library

Language: English

24 p. ; 16 x 10 cm.

Undated. Orr (Francis) & Sons were active from 1835 to 1849, and were probably the printer of pamphlets with imprint 'Glasgow: Printed for the booksellers'; cf. Meriton. Small books for the common man, p. 987

Title vignette

First sentence: "In the reign before William the conqueror, I have heard in ancient history that there dwelt a man in the parish of the Isle of Ely, in the county of Cambridge, whose name was Thomas Hickathrift, a poor man and a day labourer, yet he was a very stout man, and able to perform two days work instead of one: He having one son, and no more children in the world, he called him by his own name, Thomas Hickathrift."

Includes 1 woodcut

Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections, Sheila R. Bourke Collection: title vignette; self-wrappers

Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections, Children's Collection: title vignette, self-wrappers, uncut and folded as issued

Addeddate: 2013-06-27 17:54:04

Callnumber: RBD BOUR PN970 B65 H56 1835 Rare Books/Special Collections - Sheila R. Bourke Collection (McLennan Bldg, 4th floor)

Identifier: McGillLibrary-PN970_B65_H56_1835-1010

Identifier-ark: ark:/13960/t7sn1tz08

Note: Undated. Orr (Francis) & Sons were active from 1835 to 1849, and were probably the printer of pamphlets with imprint 'Glasgow: Printed for the booksellers'; cf. Meriton. Small books for the common man, p. 987.
Title vignette.
First sentence: "In the reign before William the conqueror, I have heard in ancient history that there dwelt a man in the parish of the Isle of Ely, in the county of Cambridge, whose name was Thomas Hickathrift, a poor man and a day labourer, yet he was a very stout man, and able to perform two days work instead of one: He having one son, and no more children in the world, he called him by his own name, Thomas Hickathrift."
Includes 1 woodcut.
Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections, Sheila R. Bourke Collection: title vignette; self-wrappers.
Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections, Children's Collection: title vignette, self-wrappers, uncut and folded as issued.